Comment on Chinese Labor and US Corporations

Jesus Manuel Mena Garza

It has become increasingly obvious to me that American corporations are working hand in hand with the Chinese government to render the US, a second rate power. This is being done in two ways.

First, it is well known that corporations love profits. Who doesn't like a little extra cash in their pocket. What Americans aren’t aware of is that corporations don’t need US workers to become successful. If an American company has a great product they can probably make it cheaper in China. So everything from iPhones to granite counter tops are shipped to us from the Peoples Republic of China. Why pay an American worker $12 an hour when you can pay a Chinese person much less.

American corporations are quick to scuttle US plants and their associated costs in favor of cheap overseas labor. Hell, they might even get a tax break courtesy of the our government. The effect is, every year there are fewer products “Made in America.”

Talking about strange bedfellows. The socialist republic has apparently found a partner in the boardrooms of American corporations. This association requires that American companies share their technology. Greedy American corporations don’t mind sharing tech in exchange for short term profits. If history is any teacher, these American partners will be eventually abandoned when the Chinese master production.

The Chinese are a proud and diverse people. They understand that their 1.3 billion citizens have become the manufacturing engine of the world with the aid of international corporations. Apparently their long term goal is to become the world’s greatest economic and military power, surpassing the US.

The Chinese admit they already pirate American movies, jewelry and clothes. Just imagine what they can do with the assistance of multi-billion dollar corporations. Who can prevent them from achieving their goals sooner than later with such powerful corporate partners?

All the while the United States government turns a blind eye to corporate irregularities. In fact we give our corporations billions in taxpayer dollars even when they fail. If you don’t know by now, the American legal and tax system is designed to increase profits for America’s elite.

Here is a quick example. Can the average American write off the cost of a vacation or a car? Well, corporations can. All they have to do is call them business trips and auto leases. Ripping off the American public is considered business as usual. That is why corporations won’t invest in American workers and they will in China and pocket the profits.

Corporate America and their new Chinese partners could care less about shuttering an American plant. Yes, American workers can live in cardboard boxes as long as their stock goes up in value. That is why Republicans and the corporate class continue to complain about funding welfare and other social programs. They understand that many blue collar Americans are destined for the soup line en route to oblivion.

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